President Trump, who as a candidate often criticized the government’s jobs’ reports during the Obama administration as “phony,” became a believer on Friday. Mr. Spicer said Mr. Trump’s actions clearly are having an impact with employers. “They may have been phony in the past, but it’s very real now,” Mr. Trump told his spokesman. After the New Hampshire Republican primary last year, Mr. Trump said, “Don’t believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. A grinning White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he specifically asked the president Friday morning if he believed the new jobs report.

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Who’s Suing Donald Trump and How Are They Doing It?

Cork Wine Bar v. Donald J. Trump (and his hotel)Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross say they’re in an unfortunate position. The State of Hawaii and Ismail Elshikh v. Donald J. Trump (and a bunch of others)Trump’s immigration ban has opened him to dozens of lawsuits. But that hasn’t stopped more than 60 litigants filing suit against Donald Trump since he took office. So, with the legal stuff out of the way, here are some of the big suits pending against President Trump. They’ve filed suit against Trump and his Trump International Hotel, alleging unfair competition.

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In 2005, he was appointed as the FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs in the George W. Bush administration. President Trump said Friday night he will nominate Scott Gottlieb, a former deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to lead the agency. Mr. Gottlieb, a physician, is a partner in the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates and serves as an adviser to several pharmaceutical companies. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. If confirmed by the Senate, he would lead oversight of the federal agency that decides whether to approve new drugs, as well as regulates food safety and tobacco products.